English Vocab List Set P

Question 1

propagate

Answer 1

spread and promote an idea, theory, etc. widely

Question 2

prospects

Answer 2

the possibility or likelihood of some future event occurring

Question 3

precarious

Answer 3

not securely held or in position; dangerously likely to fall or collapse

Question 4

prerequisite

Answer 4

a prior condition for something else to happen or exist

Question 5

postulant

Answer 5

a candidate

Question 6

pessimistic

Answer 6

see the worst aspect of things or believe the worst will happen

Question 7

pristine

Answer 7

in its original condition; unspoilt

Question 8

predicament

Answer 8

a difficult, unpleasant, or embarrassing situation

Question 9

petrified

Answer 9

so frightened that one is unable to move

Question 10

preposterous

Answer 10

contrary to reason or common sense; utterly absurd

Question 11

placid

Answer 11

to be calm

Question 12

poignant

Answer 12

evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret; touching

Question 13

pungent

Answer 13

having a sharply strong taste or smell

Question 14

persecute

Answer 14

harass or annoy someone persistently

Question 15

perplexed

Answer 15

completely baffled; puzzled

Question 16

perfidious

Answer 16

deceitful and untrustworthy

Question 17

perpetual

Answer 17

never ending or changing

Question 18

pathetic

Answer 18

arousing pity, primarily through vulnerability or sadness

Question 19

pious

Answer 19

devotedly religious

Question 20

promulgate

Answer 20

promote or make widely known an idea or cause

Question 21

pliable

Answer 21

supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking

Question 22

prudent

Answer 22

acting with or showing care and thought for the future

Question 23

peal

Answer 23

a loud ringing of a bell or bells

Question 24

plausible

Answer 24

seeming reasonable or probable

Question 25

plethora

Answer 25

a large or excessive amount of something

Question 26

promontory

Answer 26

a point of high land that juts out into the sea or a large lake

Question 27

predecessor

Answer 27

a person who held a job or office before the current holder

Question 28

potent

Answer 28

having great power, influence or effect

Question 29

prospective

Answer 29

expected or expecting to be the specified thing in the future

Question 30

pillage

Answer 30

rob a place using violence, especially during wartime

Question 31

plutocracy

Answer 31

government by wealthy people

Question 32

placebo

Answer 32

a medicine or procedure prescribed for the psychological benefit

Question 33

profound

Answer 33

very great or intense

Question 34

proficient

Answer 34

competent or skilled in doing or using something

Question 35

precede

Answer 35

come before something in time

Question 36

perjury

Answer 36

willfully telling an untruth or making a misrepresentation (false statement) under oath

Question 37

perceptible

Answer 37

able to be seen or noticed

Question 38

palindrome

Answer 38

a word, phrase, or sequence that reads the same two ways

Question 39

prevalent

Answer 39

existing very commonly or happening often

Question 40

pacifist

Answer 40

a person who believes that war and violence are unjustifiable

Question 41

populous

Answer 41

having a large population; densely populated

Question 42

pugnacious

Answer 42

eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight

Question 43

pseudo

Answer 43

not genuine; spurious or sham

Question 44

piteous

Answer 44

deserving or arousing pity

Question 45

punter

Answer 45

a person who gambles, places a bet, or makes a risky investment

Question 46

petrification

Answer 46

a state of such extreme fear that one is unable to move

Question 47

phenomenal

Answer 47

remarkable or exceptional, especially exceptionally good

Question 48

pedantic

Answer 48

excessively concerned with minor details, overly scrupulous

Question 49

poltergeist

Answer 49

a ghost or other supernatural being

Question 50

peripheral

Answer 50

relating to or situated on the edge or periphery of something

Question 51

panacea

Answer 51

a solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases

Question 52

perforate

Answer 52

pierce and make a hole or holes in

Question 53

prognosis

Answer 53

the likely course of a medical condition

Question 54

proviso

Answer 54

a condition or qualification attached to an agreement or statement

Question 55

paramount

Answer 55

more important than anything else; supreme

Question 56

palladium

Answer 56

a chemical element

Question 57

philanthropy

Answer 57

the desire to promote others expressed especially through donation

Question 58

phial

Answer 58

a small cylindrical glass bottle

Question 59

pail

Answer 59

a bucket

Question 60

parquet

Answer 60

flooring composed of wooden blocks arranged in a geometric pattern